Week of Welcome Continues with Weekend Events and Spirit Day
(Aug. 24, 2001)--UTSA President Ricardo Romo has proclaimed Monday, Aug. 27, as Roadrunner Day across the Tri-Campuses, as the Week of Welcome continues.
Romo encourages all faculty, staff and students to show their Roadrunner pride by wearing orange and blue in support of the first day of classes, as we welcome all our new and returning students.
To help show your true colors, orange T-Shirts are available for $7 (including tax) at the 1604 and Downtown Campus bookstores and the Institute of Texan Cultures gift shop.
Also on Monday, August 27, all UTSA faculty, staff, students and their families are invited to celebrate the start of the new academic year at the President's All-Campus Fall Celebration and Roadrunner Camp Reunion. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. on the Convocation Center east lawn.
Hosted by President Ricardo Romo and his wife, Dr. Harriett Romo, the event will feature food, fun, games and live entertainment. A performance by musician Bret Graham will highlight the evening. For more information, call 458-4129.
The second annual Week of Welcome (WoW) continued Friday with UTSA on the Move at University Oaks apartments on the 1604 Campus. Members of the Tri-Campus community welcomed students to campus and helped them move into campus housing. WoW continues through Thursday, Aug. 30 at the 1604 and Downtown Campuses.
Week of Welcome weekend events include:
"Be Safe!" presentations by UTSA Police will address safety and crime prevention issues 9 a.m.-12:50 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at University Oaks Apartments Phase III Club House. Different topics will be discussed every 30 minutes, including crime prevention tips, basic and sexual assault defense, work/telephone/ATM safety tips, home safety tips and Alcohol 101.
"Finding Your Classes" session will provide information Sunday, Aug. 26, 2-4 p.m. at the Sombrilla to help students find their classrooms the day before classes begin.
"Sportz Day" at University Oaks apartments from 2-5 p.m., will be sponsored by Wellness and Recreation. Staff will facilitate sports activities for all students, including sand volleyball, pool games, three-on-three basketball and picnic games.
The first day of fall classes, Monday, Aug. 27, opens with New Student Information Tables set up at the HSS Building on the 1604 Campus from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Orientation leaders will be on hand to answer questions about the Tri-Campuses. New Student Information Tables will also be available at the Downtown Campus 8 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. at the Durango Building Information Desk and in the Commons Area. Giveaways, refreshments and maps will be available.
Welcome events on Monday include Roadrunner Parking Perks (lots 1 and 5, 7:30-9:30 a.m. and 5-6:30 p.m.), where students can pick up sports schedules; WoW Kick Off and Recreation Tourney (Sombrilla, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), a welcome by President Ricardo Romo and Student Government President Shelli Lyons and Wellness and Recreation will bring out the basketball goal for some sports activities; Boo Boo Bunnies Service Project (Sombrilla, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), a table sponsored by the VOICES organization will provide the opportunity to make stuffed-animal ice packs to be used at hospitals and children's shelters; President's All-Campus Fall Celebration and Roadrunner Camp Reunion (Convocation Center east lawn, 5-8 p.m.), an opportunity to meet faculty and staff; and Howdy Rowdy Bash (Convocation Center patio, 8-11 p.m.), the first dance of the school year.
For more details and the full schedule of events through Aug. 30 at the 1604 and Downtown Campuses go to the Week of Welcome Web site.